John 8:53

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μὴ σὺ μείζων εἶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀβραάμ, ὅστις ἀπέθανεν; καὶ οἱ προφῆται ἀπέθανον: τίνα σεαυτὸν σὺ ποιεῖς;

Transliteration

Not sy meizōn ei the patros hēmōn Abraam, who apethanen? and the prophētai apethanon: whom seauton sy poieis?

Grammar Details

• *sy*: nominative, singular - you
• *meizōn*: comparative adjective, nominative - greater
• *ei*: present indicative, 2nd singular - you are
• *patros*: genitive, masculine, singular - father/of father
• *hēmōn*: genitive, plural - our/of us
• *Abraam*: genitive, masculine - Abraham
• *apethanen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - he died
• *prophētai*: nominative, masculine, plural - prophets
• *apethanon*: aorist active, 3rd plural - they died
• *seauton*: accusative, reflexive pronoun - yourself
• *poieis*: present indicative, 2nd singular - you make

Word Meanings

• *meizōn*: greater/larger/more important
• *patros*: father/ancestor
• *apethanen*: died/has died
• *poieis*: make/do/claim

Referenced Verses

• John 4:12 : 12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank {G1537} thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
• John 5:18 : 18 For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
• John 8:58 : 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
• John 10:29-30 : 29 My Father, who hath given [them] unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch [them] out of the Father's hand. 30 I and the Father are one.
• John 10:33 : 33 The Jews answered him, {G3004} For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
• John 12:34 : 34 The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
• John 19:7 : 7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
• Rom 9:5 : 5 whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
• Heb 3:2-3 : 2 who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house. 3 For he hath been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by so much as he that built the house hath more honor than the house.
• Heb 7:1-7 : 1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, {G3303} by interpretation, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace; 3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of God), abideth a priest {G1519} continually. 4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom {G2532} Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils. 5 And they indeed {G2983} of the sons of Levi that receive the priest's office have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though these have come out of the loins of Abraham: 6 but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises. 7 But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.
• Isa 9:6 : 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Matt 12:6 : 6 But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.
• Matt 12:41-42 : 41 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. 42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.